150th anniversary of the opening of the steam railway between Bratislava and Trnava

Obverse:
The lower part depicts the historical railway station buildings in Bratislava and Trnava, each inscribed with the city’s name – ‘BRATISLAVA’ and ‘TRNAVA’ – with a section of railway arch viaduct separating the two. In the lower right of the design is the Slovak coat of arms, and to its left, at the bottom centre, is the year of issuance ‘2023’. The upper part features a schematic rendition of the Bratislava–Trnava railway line, including the names of five stations: ‘SVÄTÝ JUR’, ‘PEZINOK’, ‘ŠENKVICE’, ‘BÁHOŇ’ and ‘CÍFER’. Above these names are the coin’s denomination and currency ‘10 EURO’, and at the top centre of the design is the name of the issuing country ‘SLOVENSKO’.

Reverse:
The reverse depicts a steam locomotive with tender, above which appear the coats of arms of Bratislava and Trnava. Inscribed along the upper edge are the names of the terminal stations ‘BRATISLAVA – TRNAVA’ and, following a medial dot, the year of the steam line’s launch ‘1873’. Below the locomotive is the inscription ‘PARNÁ PREVÁDZKA’ (steam operation), with the first word above the second. At the bottom of the design are the mint mark of the Kremnica Mint, consisting of the letters ‘MK’ placed between two dies, and the stylised initials ‘ZF’, referring to the coin’s designer Zbyněk Fojtů.